Section 324.19612 - Duties of grant or loan recipient; revoking grant or loan; withholding payment; cancellation of grant or loan offer; termination of grant or loan agreement; renegotiation of outstanding loan terms; disposition of loan payments and interest(1) A recipient of a grant or a loan made with money from the fund shall do both of the following: (a) Keep an accounting of the money spent on the project or facility in a generally accepted manner. The accounting is subject to a postaudit.(b) Obtain authorization from the administering state department before implementing a change that significantly alters the proposed project.(2) The administering state department may revoke a grant or a loan made with money from the fund or withhold payment if the recipient fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant or loan agreement or with the requirements of this part or the rules promulgated under this part, or with other applicable law or rules. If a grant or loan is revoked, the administering state department may recover all funds awarded. (3) The administering state department may withhold a grant or a loan until the administering state department determines that the recipient is able to proceed with the proposed project.(4) To assure timely completion of a project, the administering state department may withhold 10% of the grant or loan amount until the project is complete.(5) If an approved applicant fails to sign a grant or loan agreement within 90 days after receipt of a written grant or loan offer by the administering state department, the administering state department may cancel the grant or loan offer. The applicant may not appeal or contest a cancellation pursuant to this subsection.(6) The administering state department may terminate a grant or loan agreement and require immediate repayment of the grant or loan if the recipient uses grant or loan funds for any purpose other than for the approved activities specified in the grant or loan agreement. The administering state department shall provide the recipient written notice of the termination 30 days prior to the termination.(7) A loan made with money in the fund must be made on the following terms:(a) A loan interest rate of not more than 50% of the prime rate as determined by the administering state department as of the date of approval of the loan.(b) Loan recipients shall repay loans in equal annual installments of principal and interest beginning not later than 5 years after the first draw of the loan and concluding not later than 15 years after the first draw of the loan.(c) A loan recipient shall enter into a loan agreement with the administering state department.(d) Upon default of a loan, as determined by the administering state department, or upon the request of the loan recipient as a method to repay the loan, the department of treasury shall withhold from state payments payable to the loan recipient amounts consistent with the repayment schedule in the loan agreement until the loan is repaid. The department of treasury shall deposit the withheld or collected money into the fund until the loan is repaid.(8) Upon request of a loan recipient and a showing of financial hardship related to the project that was financed in whole or in part by the loan, the administering state department may renegotiate the terms of any outstanding loan, including the length of the loan, the interest rate, and the repayment terms. However, the administering state department shall not reduce or eliminate the amount of the outstanding loan principal. The department shall report to the legislature the number of loans refinanced under this subsection, the local unit of government or authority responsible for each loan refinanced, and the change in the terms of the loan, as appropriate. This information may be included in the report prepared by the department under section 16 of the brownfield redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2666.(9) Loan payments and interest shall be deposited in the fund.Added by 2016, Act 475,s 5, eff. 4/5/2017.